Sleep Disorders News

A new consensus guideline recommend screening women during pregnancy who have high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, such as those with obesity, hypertension or diabetes.

Among individuals aged 18 years or younger, neighborhood-level deprivation did not raise the odds for severe obstructive sleep apnea, according to results published in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology.

Obstructive sleep apnea-related increases in hypoxic and ventilatory burdens heightened the risk for cardiovascular disease, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Severe obstructive sleep apnea raised the risk for hospital admittance with pneumonia and any infections compared with individuals who have normal breathing during sleep, according to results published in CHEST.

A combination of atomoxetine and oxybutynin taken for 30 days lowered baseline obstructive sleep apnea severity, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

When evaluating oxygen desaturation index scores with 4% desaturation, sleep-disordered breathing was found more often in men with vs. without HIV, according to study results published in CHEST.

Preschoolers’ sleep quality was negatively impacted by exposure to fine particulate matter at an early age, according to study results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

The FDA has approved an expanded indication for a proprietary neurostimulation technology to treat those with severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Older adults that suffer with hypoxemia while sleeping showed decreased measures of cognition over a 5-year period, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

WASHINGTON — Adults with central sleep apnea on adaptive servo-ventilation for 12 months had improved disease-specific quality of life, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.